winning the war

Why were the French willing to help the Americans in the Revolutionary War?

• The French were a long time enemies with the American enemy

• The King of England asked for help

• The French hated the Americans

• The French loved war

Where did G. Washington and the Continental Army face a winter of many hardships? (1777-78)

• Valley Forge
• Philadelphia
• Boston
• Pittsburgh

What talented drillmaster, transformed the Continental Army during the winter at Valley Forge by teaching the soldiers how to execute field maneuvers, different fighting skills and how to operate as a regular army?

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Friedrich von Steuben

• George Washington

• Horatio Gates

Who aided the American cause by joining George Washington’s staff, leading a command in Virginia, and suggesting the military strategy that resulted in the surrender of the British Army?

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Friedrich von Steuben

• George Washington

• Horatio Gates

What country did Marquis de Lafayette come from before he was a general?

• Britain

• France

• Colinists

• Africa

Where was the war won at?

• Saratoga
• Trenton
• Lexington & Concord
• Yorktown

October 19, 1781; Last major battle of the Revolutionary War) American troops under George Washington and Comte de Rochambeau trapped British troops under Charles Cornwallis and his troops in the Chesapeake Bay, with the help of Admiral de Grasse and the French fleet. Cornwallis was forced to surrender.

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Treaty of Alliance

• Battle of Yorktown 1781

• Federalists

What British General raised the white flag of surrender, bringing an end to the siege of Yorktown as well as to the war?

• General Gates
• General Washington
• General Gage
• General Cornwallis 

How did colonists use the physical geography to win the final Battle at Yorktown?

• Mountains to have a better vantage point
• peninsula to trap British and force them to surrender
• Ocean to run the British end to

Explain how France’s naval power contributed to Washington’s victory at Yorktown?

• Navy blockade kept British troops from fleeing and receiving supplies.
• The Navy would have no effect
• The Navy helped bring fresh troops to the battle
• The Navy was there for moral support only